MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Now that Chris Grier has set his 2024 roster, it’s time to divert at least some of his focus to the 2025 Miami Dolphins.
And to put a finer point on it, it’s time for the Dolphins’ general manager to seriously engage agent David Mulugheta in talks on a contract extension for Jevon Holland — if he hasn’t already.
Contract Update for Miami Dolphins S Jevon Holland
Holland is the Dolphins’ best remaining pending free agent, and they cannot let him get even a whiff of the open market. If they do, it’ll very likely be a rerun of the Christian Wilkins saga.
The Dolphins and Wilkins (who, ironically, is also represented by Mulugheta) couldn’t agree on a long-term deal before last season. And by the time that season ended, Wilkins had gotten way too expensive for Miami to keep.
The cap-strapped Dolphins couldn’t come close to matching the four-year, $110 million offer the Las Vegas Raiders made to Wilkins.
Months later, Miami’s defense is worse for it.
And that group will be worse for it again in 2025 if the Dolphins lose Holland in a similar way.
The Dolphins still have big-time financial handcuffs, which could preclude them from using the franchise tag (which for safeties will be an estimated $18.8 million). They’re an estimated $28.5 million over the cap in 2025, the third-worst situation in the league.
But they certainly could figure out a way to fit in a long-term deal with Holland, whose market valuation is probably in the neighborhood of $18 million (right now).
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Holland, like Wilkins did a year ago, is betting on himself this fall. And he’s been a model teammate during what has to be touchy time — particularly with Tua Tagovailoa, Jaylen Waddle, and Tyreek Hill all getting new contracts this offseason.
“The world is our oyster,” Holland said this week about the potential of Miami’s defense. “Honestly, it’s really on us if we want to go out there and take it. I think we’ve got all the pieces. I really do and I’m excited about this year.”
The Dolphins surely want to keep their most important pieces for as long as possible, Holland included.
So where do things stand with Holland a little over six months shy of free agency? PFN asked Grier during his Wednesday news conference.
“Like everything, unless a player’s representation tells me to speak publicly, I [won’t],” Grier said. “So I will keep any conversations we’ve had private, but with Jevon and any other player, there’s always a lot of stuff behind the scenes that we’re working through. He’s an important player for us, so we’ll just leave it at that for right now.”